Back to Angola: A Journey from War to Peace

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Back to Angola: A Journey from War to Peace

In 1987, Paul Morris went to Angola as a reluctant conscript soldier, where he experienced the fear and filth of war. Twenty-five years later, in 2012, Paul returned to Angola, and embarked on a 1500-kilometre cycle trip, solo and unsupported, across the country. His purpose was to see Angola in peacetime, to replace the war map in his mind with a more contemporary peace map, to exorcise the ghosts of war once and for all.

Shifting skilfully between present and past, Back to Angola chronicles Paulâ€™s epic journey, from Cuito Cuanavale to the remnants of his unitâ€™s base in northern Namibia, and vividly recreates his experiences as a young soldier caught up in a war in a foreign land. Along the way, the book provides thought-provoking reflections on childhood, masculinity, violence, trauma and friendship.

Back to Angola is an honest, intelligent and deeply moving account of war and its effects on an individual mind, a generation of people, and the psyche and landscape of a country.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Penguin Random House South Africa
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 8 pages of photos
ReleaseDate 2014-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781770225510

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Penguin Random House South Africa
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	8 pages of photos
ReleaseDate	2014-10-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781770225510

Back to Angola: A Journey from War to Peace

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